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2001 Tropicana 400
Held on July 15, 2001 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, IL
267 L, 400.5 M, 644.538 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	6	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench(Crew chief: Kevin Hamlin)	Chevy	267	113	running	185
2	13	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines & Transmissions(Crew chief: Ryan Pemberton)	Ford	267	0	running	170
3	3	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco, Havoline(Crew chief: Michael McSwain)	Ford	267	25	running	170
4	11	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS(Crew chief: Todd Parrott)	Ford	267	0	running	160
5	2	26	Jimmy Spencer	Kmart(Crew chief: Donnie Wingo)	Ford	267	50	running	160
6	18	6	Mark Martin	Viagra, Pfizer(Crew chief: Jimmy Fennig)	Ford	267	20	running	155
7	37	17	Matt Kenseth	AT&T, DeWalt(Crew chief: Robbie Reiser)	Ford	267	0	running	146
8	31	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie, Rubbermaid(Crew chief: Ben Leslie)	Ford	267	0	running	142
9	9	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light(Crew chief: Lee McCall)	Dodge	267	0	running	138
10	4	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers, UAW(Crew chief: Mike Ford)	Dodge	267	0	running	134
11	36	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser(Crew chief: Tony Eury)	Chevy	267	0	running	130
12	35	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco Ultimate(Crew chief: Doug Randolph)	Dodge	267	0	running	127
13	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite(Crew chief: Robin Pemberton)	Ford	267	0	running	124
14	1	66	Todd Bodine	Kmart Blue Light Special(Crew chief: Larry Carter)	Ford	267	6	running	126
15	20	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft(Crew chief: Pat Tryson)	Ford	267	2	running	123
16	5	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes(Crew chief: Chris Carrier)	Chevy	267	17	running	120
17	28	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive(Crew chief: Robbie Loomis)	Chevy	267	0	running	112
18	32	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard(Crew chief: Frank Stoddard)	Ford	266	0	running	109
19	10	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's, Red Cell Batteries(Crew chief: Mike Hillman)	Ford	266	0	running	106
20	26	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar(Crew chief: Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Dodge	266	0	running	103
21	33	32	Ricky Craven	Tide(Crew chief: Mike Beam)	Ford	266	0	running	100
22	39	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts(Crew chief: Steve Hmiel)	Chevy	266	0	running	97
23	23	43	John Andretti	Cheerios(Crew chief: Greg Steadman)	Dodge	266	0	running	94
24	15	01	Jason Leffler	Cingular Wireless, Special Olympics(Crew chief: Matt Chambers)	Dodge	266	0	running	91
25	40	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's, Cabot(Crew chief: Gary DeHart)	Chevy	266	0	running	88
26	25	92	Stacy Compton	Kodiak(Crew chief: Chad Knaus)	Dodge	266	0	running	85
27	34	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline(Crew chief: James Ince)	Pontiac	266	3	running	87
28	17	19	Casey Atwood	Dodge Dealers, UAW(Crew chief: Patrick Donahue)	Dodge	265	0	running	79
29	12	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's(Crew chief: Newt Moore)	Pontiac	265	0	running	76
30	22	55	Bobby Hamilton	Square D(Crew chief: Jimmy Elledge)	Chevy	264	0	running	73
31	42	90	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee(Crew chief: Bobby King)	Ford	262	0	running	70
32	38	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1, Sony Wega(Crew chief: Peter Sospenzo)	Ford	259	0	running	67
33	27	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot(Crew chief: Greg Zipadelli)	Pontiac	257	0	accident	64
34	19	4	Kevin Lepage	Kodak(Crew chief: Scott Eggleston)	Chevy	255	0	running	61
35	41	7	Robby Gordon	NationsRent(Crew chief: Jim Long)	Ford	252	0	running	58
36	29	30	Jeff Green	America Online(Crew chief: Todd Berrier)	Chevy	243	0	engine	55
37	8	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi(Crew chief: Tony Furr)	Chevy	239	29	engine	57
38	43	44	Buckshot Jones	Georgia-Pacific(Crew chief: Bryant Frazier)	Dodge	184	0	accident	49
39	24	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries(Crew chief: Jimmy Makar)	Pontiac	168	2	engine	51
40	16	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Conseco(Crew chief: Donnie Brown)	Pontiac	150	0	engine	43
41	30	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil(Crew chief: Paul Andrews)	Chevy	134	0	flywheel	40
42	7	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's(Crew chief: Royce McGee)	Chevy	22	0	accident	37
43	14	96	Andy Houston	McDonald's(Crew chief: Scott Miller)	Ford	3	0	engine	34
DID NOT QUALIFY
		45	Kyle Petty	Sprint(Crew chief: Chris Hussey)	Dodge			DNQ
		71	Dave Marcis	Team Realtree(Crew chief: Bob Marcis)	Chevy			DNQ
		27	Mike Bliss	Duke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's(Crew chief: Barry Dodson)	Pontiac			DNQ
		84	Shawna Robinson	Tropicana(Crew chief: Joe Dan Bailey)	Ford			DNQ

RACE DATA
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Time of Race: 3h:18:16
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Todd Bodine - 29.393 sec.
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Margin of Victory: 0.649 seconds
Average Speed: 121.200 mph
Cautions: 10 for 56 laps - Laps 24-30 (#31 accident turn 2); Laps 42-44 (competition); Laps 114-118 (debris); Laps 138-144 (#1 accident turn 4); Laps 153-161 (oil on track); Laps 187-195 (#44 accident turn 2); Laps 199-201 (#66 accident turn 4); Laps 229-233 (debris); Laps 245-248 (oil on track); Laps 259-262 (#20 accident turn 2)
Lead Changes: 14 among 10 drivers - Todd Bodine (1-6); Ricky Rudd (7-31); Kevin Harvick (32-42); Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) (43-50); Johnny Benson, Jr. (51-53); Jimmy Spencer (54-103); Kevin Harvick (104); Bobby Labonte (105-106); Elliott Sadler (107-108); Jerry Nadeau (109-137); Kevin Harvick (138-187); Joe Nemechek (188-204); Kevin Harvick (205-229); Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) (230-241); Kevin Harvick (242-267)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered